Hairdressers and beauty therapists to be trained to spot domestic abuse

A programme that teaches hairdressers and beauty therapists how to spot the signs of domestic abuse is to be launched in the UK and Ireland.

The educational training programme, Shear Haven, is already in use in the USA where it was launched four years ago by a salon owner and domestic violence survivor.

Susanne Post from Tennessee, developed the training in 2017 alongside an accredited industry body. It consists of 20-minute sessions that can be completed online, followed by a test and a certificate if you pass.